Abbey Wood railway station
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Abbey Wood is a National Rail station in Abbey Wood in southeast London, England. It is between Plumstead and Belvedere stations on the North Kent Line. It is 11 miles 43 chains (18.6 km) measured from London Charing Cross, with services to central London routed via Greenwich or Lewisham, and Elizabeth line services to Paddington and Reading via Canary Wharf and Liverpool Street. The station is managed by Transport for London with passenger services provided by Southeastern, Thameslink and the Elizabeth line.[3] It is the closest railway station to the suburb of Thamesmead, which is connected to the station by local buses. The station platforms are located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich with the station entrance in the London Borough of Bexley.
Abbey Wood | |
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Location | Abbey Wood |
Local authority | London Borough of Bexley and Royal Borough of Greenwich |
Grid reference | TQ473789 |
Managed by | Transport for London |
Owner | |
Station code | ABW |
DfT category | C2 |
Number of platforms | 4 |
Accessible | Yes[1] |
Fare zone | 4 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2018–19 | 3.769 million[2] |
2019–20 | 3.825 million[2] |
2020–21 | 1.413 million[2] |
2021–22 | 2.638 million[2] |
2022–23 | 7.119 million[2] |
Railway companies | |
Original company | South Eastern Railway |
Pre-grouping | South Eastern and Chatham Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) | Crossrail station opened, South Eastern only |
24 May 2022 (2022-05-24) | Elizabeth line opened |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51.4910°N 0.1214°E / 51.4910; 0.1214 |
London transport portal |